Exploring five steps to feed the world

When you think about carbon footprint, does feeding the world cross your mind? It does for John Foley. He wrote about it recently in an article published by National Geographic.
“When we think about threats to the environment, we tend to picture cars and smokestacks, not dinner,” Foley wrote. “But the truth is, our need for food poses one of the biggest dangers to the planet.”
Foley outlined five steps to feed the world.

Step Three: Use Resources More Efficiently We already have ways to achieve high yields while also dramatically reducing the environmental impacts of conventional farming. The green revolution relied on the intensive-and unsustainable-use of water and fossil-fuel-based chemicals.